Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-18

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AsHzAHn. OF. Dea ll.--Ihs uaIllor-
nia 4 OeeEcn Railway uoe esm1a4lnl
today. Ih1 sRe1t rscrtstnla tel1ll-
one sear4 e EailFc44 co1slzu1tien ~
most steadily pa4hs1 ihfonah plpie1l4
of gurmngnlAnQ the mountain rnnNaa az
Ncfthern California and 8unahaKn ORn~
Eon. kcrnGd nlnprnN&9 created Tor
ono n many FeEp0et1 moat co4lHHl
Of the national hinhuaya miRA1 naVor
b oompleted. rs acoomp ilshman1 an
doubtedly 4 regarded b eommereiaI
circles of the PaeiGo coaal as the ncs1
Important In ita algniaoanoe aimna tnn
oumpl1tton af tha nr11 uVgElnmd railway
system fn May, 186a Il aNaRGm faR lhn
nrsl time al rail- commauieaelun ha~
tween ths cities cf lha paciae frnm lAe
eoesheEn - the neEiheFn h0undarie1 of
Ne unlon ano phases unteg tie ecn,roi
of enc raiisay corporatIon a. unh1oE11
line from New Orienns . pul1lana
OEegun, distance Of Se0o milaa. Ila
protecioFa oun1snd FOR TIE agalam dhnA
from q strategic standpoint tAa nomnln.
ton of tAe noEahlFn LINK ID % vital lm+
portAnca 10 ahe national Re@eEnmnuf
and a. defensive measure Ia TIE event
Of var b The rapid eonoonifaiioa e
troops.
ran spzoraL rnarns.
Yesterday aftsrnoon q apaelsl frafn
left San kEAneiEon, oasryinR u1aIIN1
Otockef as chief fepFensnaaaivo of tEa
southern paolno system, Mr.. Wi|ianw
u. Mills and ME. Richard Koahiw. aisu
of that company, tha train befna nn1f1
The pelaonai direction of M. J. 4. FilI.
more. general suporintende1l of I6n
Southern Faeino railway. Tie tHaI1
consisted of eight ooaekea snd thro1
b4Q0age and dining cara. Amenl Oh.
81 representative Rantlemen On board
weko Mayer Gregory Of Bneeamamkns
Mayer Hadley % San Diego, MaVuH
Davis Of Oakland, Hon. HoFacn Davis.
Colonel John tFigh, Mr.. George W..
5aBdereon aud Mr.. Willlnm 6arreI4
The iiss Of inviled guests alao inci1dt6
representative Of The Callfaznia olalo
board Of traae and other le1aInz cen.
melulal bodies Of Oaiifornia. NiYe
sleeping cars, In addition. woFa MIiaa
with excuFsionialG avnillnR tAemn6lVoo
ascent Of the monnlnina In railway
car.
Simultaneous with tho dsparturs a.
The Oalifornia cnnlinconia Tor the nerlh
q train ioft Portland foF The south con.
tanning the ooyernoR ana 3 fl1lIns
auiehed party OF ofiuiala aua iuyIiod
guests from tha state Of Oregon.
EAnaH Cnowps 10 0aRKT rmxm.
Large crowds that we're waiting "A
Sacramento, Maxysviile, Chico. Ie1a-
ne and Red BluH 10 eFeol lke uaill1r-
mia train, attested tho interest," esut1r14
Ia the event. Tho ctHeFinR meilItad4
a eaeFameato oauasd Mf. ChaEiea
cFocker 10 appear, Who said lhal wh1a
In 1858 the project q lhe Central RaoI4Q
was ontlined The dpubtaFA Gala
the be and his oonfraEes mlNh1
be able 90 geli needles aud
hardware, but they eoaid never Kon
q railroad over The Sierra Nevada moun-
.al4A We .ese nos only a6ls . g
about 30 eeiebfa1a q greater feAs IN g4tI.
mountains TIE aua nhona with Rf919
eplondof, maklnQ a bKillianf pininNe az
changing moanlnin scenery. IHMNlNE
tho city Of Coles. near TIA OHanun at4t1
ilse, the tEain aoan enloBe4 fna HIs1i4nN
tnnnol, piercing tha tnouutain fuf $50
feet, and passInQ thence into 1eur1Ns
ton tunnel 14oe feet Ions, tie oo1E1f11
tlon % which delayed The eumpt4tIo1cl
the road for nearly two yeaFss
AZ 9s45 o'clock the train feaeaAa AnHs
land where the oaEem0nY Of dFiEinM ahA
last spike was observed. IA waa grow
ing dark rapidly bul large crowd Nag
IN waiting 70 witness TIE ceftmouIea.
AfleR tbo efkieiai representatives. ol ~
I've states had beon iutfodueed, ~.
Orooker proceeded a. onee % The point
chosen and gave the magic three blows.
Tne ceremony occurred at feuE minutes
after fVe o'olock. Mr.. WIN. Mills ae
the representative of tho at&te heard 81
trade Of California, then naonnte0 M
impr0vised platform 81 one aide ef ne
railroad track and inirodues6 Hon.
Horace Davis a8 pFosident ef he
day using the following lanRaaEli
''0entleman and ladies'. We have
assembled here 10 eompleho lha
construction Of q gfeea commercial en-
terpFise which ID 70 bring the 1wo ie4d-
Inc Pacific coaat states In elnssx ralG.
ton. In all tlme men have laia 10
foundatlon Of ealHoea and inananfattd
great entaFpri.ss with ceIomoniea ~.
siQued 10 bring human undeFtakinea -
- ~ " t-Aa -. a4@A IeAt@- a~..A
ment. Aa an exeoutige onioar 81 tho
California state Beard Of Trafe. TIE
pleasant duty has been tmposna upon
me Of introducing Hon, Hernon NJ
Davis. Who haB been appolntod by ihn
municipality y San Franolsao and ne
chamber Of eommoEoe of that oilY -
represent them here as pFssident 81 the
day aud master % oofomoaIe1 Win
which we eeiebrais tba eouule.lo4 o.
the California and OEoaon and he Ore
Rou and California RBilfund.
Hon. Horace Davis. IN acAmawle1MinR
The complimena, said iha1 he wumld moA
aitempt an address, buf would simplg
STATE tkat the blows iugt atFuak hnd
firod the cannon IN ban fFanelsoo nno
that The circumstances bound California
and Oregon IN bonds Of indlaaalubio
Rev. q. strange, OF Ashlana, wun
iniFodsced and Invoked the osvlne
blessing.
Governor Pspoysr, Of Ofeeon, wnn
then inieoduesd and spoke A. aoue
length. he waa followed b. NJ. Sossph
TeAsns, preaideul of ths Baazan4nlo
Board Of Trade, Who spoke II hehalf 81
The state of Oalifsfnia u the abesnos 81
0ovsFnoF Waterman.
MGAHA NMLkNMFAIs
H0HKBnook. Cal., Deo. 17s-Ths Train
carrying aha Cnlifornia ognlinaeu1 az
slate ana railway oMefafa ara
invited guests, which laft San
Francisco yesterday aklernoou
% witness ihe ceBononim a.
Ashland this afternoon alEu4iilnz t14
formal c0mpleti0n of The 0alIfnsnla q
Oregon railway system. arrives of Be
ssns 81 7 o'clock this moFnlna.
Al ths haas Of Mount Bhaala theE8
waa q ground eovsEiuR Of m0w 70 asoa4
TIE CAliforniana, while lofty BhMGam
iiusif stood out while nnd - sharp r.
lief. The night todFuey YES made Win
out any Delay OF narked inezdent of
any character. 1ho GnAi deulonGIIar
tion o. maRnitude waH q Asryayille,
whsFs . great, eheefing crowd gBsgte4
The exeuFaionista. OWina % sha numNEs
Oua impFosiaed b0MAre9 an impraEaiom
wna eFe4fad, on appEuanhinn thnt CITY,
that ths place vas bat1iin9 VITA 0nn nf
lls big dEea. A. Ohice and 1eha1na
there uers boufres and HnilIna crowds.
but oniy few ahoFt elopa we're m1de.
pEeveufina any further display e ora
tory sudn as had been fn4uIat4 n e
aaeFannnnfo ana Mnf0nvIIIa